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Healthy heart

06-Apr-2005

Forget all the negative hype - pubs are at the heart of rural communities and Pub is the Hub is helping them stay there. James Wilmore...

Need some figures for business plan

05-Apr-2005

We have got to do a Profit & Loss and a Cash Flow Forecast as part of our business plan, for Punch. The only thing is we haven't got any figures...

Legal advice: Running out of time for SIA licences

05-Apr-2005

The deadline is nearly upon us for doorstaff to apply for a licence.By Lucy McNamara of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London...

Legal advice: Employee or self-employed?

04-Apr-2005

By Lucy McNamara of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.A recent article explained the difference between...

Mill House set to grow to 100 sites

31-Mar-2005

by The PMA Team Mill House Inns chief executive Ted Kennedy has set a target of expanding the company from 60 to around 100 sites after completing a...

Drink Talking: Lucy Craig

31-Mar-2005

It's the theatre of the pub industry that gives Lucy Craig, Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen, Brighton, and BII Licensee of the Year, 2005 such a buzz.Great...

We need BII seal of approval

31-Mar-2005

If you were a complete newcomer to the trade, looking to take on a leased or tenanted pub, what's the first thing you'd look for as you pore over...

The Anchor & Hope

31-Mar-2005

Southwark, London, 020 7928 9898 Ownership: Business partners Mike Belben, Jonathan Jones, Harry Lester and Rob Shaw have run the pub on a lease...

The Angel

31-Mar-2005

Hetton, North Yorkshire, 01756 730 263 Ownership: Juliet Watkins bought the pub freehold with husband Denis, who died last July, in 1983. Head chef...

Outlets face licence loss for serving minors

31-Mar-2005

by John Harrington Police in Nottingham where licensees are being tested on adherence to under-age drinking rules more thoroughly than anywhere...

Manchester seeks duty cut on plastic

31-Mar-2005

Licensees in Manchester are to lobby drinks firms to supply plastic bottles at the same price as glass equivalents. Members of the 600-strong...

Pubco's name on licence

31-Mar-2005

QWe are lessees with a leading pub operating company, which is now telling us that it wishes to hold the premises licence in its own name in future,...

How was trade over the Easter weekend holiday?

31-Mar-2005

Adrian Clay Litten Tree, Blackpool "We had a good weekend overall even though Easter was quite a bit earlier this year. This is traditionally the...

Incidents of BDM bullying are rare occasions

31-Mar-2005

I wish to respond to last week's letter in the MA ("Payne should stand down for supporting BDMs"). It is the membership of the Federation of Licensed...

Ireland LVA: smoke ban has caused pubs decline

31-Mar-2005

by Ewan Turney One year on from its introduction, the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) of Ireland has claimed that the smoking ban has been the...

Gastro pubs face planning limbo

31-Mar-2005

by Tony Halstead New planning regulations are threatening to place thousands of gastro pubs into a virtual planners' "no man's land," property...

Beware cowboys' business rate pledges, surveyors warn

31-Mar-2005

Licensees have received a stark warning from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to steer clear of "cowboy" consultants who claim they...

Private-equity bidders join fight for ailing SFI

24-Mar-2005

by The PMA Team Two private equity bidders are known to have joined Yates and Laurel owner Robert Tchenguiz in bidding for troubled Slug &...

Licensees with letting rooms outraged at licence plans

24-Mar-2005

Licensees who run hotels are up in arms because they are being told to provide new plans for their entire property - including bedrooms and car parks...

Councils fear they won't meet the 6 August deadline

24-Mar-2005

Some local councils already fear they will not be able to process the backlog of licensing applications before the 6 August deadline. The LGA says...

Crisis as licensing reform slips into meltdown chaos

24-Mar-2005

Full scale of the bureaucracy and red tape is at last revealed by Tony Halstead Transition to the new licensing system is at crisis point this week...

Chris Stone

24-Mar-2005

The White Horse Winterbourne Bassett Wiltshire "Because we are a tenancy, the brewery is doing our house licence for the first two years. We are...

Blears praises strong' Pubwatch

24-Mar-2005

Home Office minister Hazel Blears praised the effectiveness of Workington's Pubwatch scheme in the House of Commons. Speaking in reply to a question...

Guernsey hands hosts fees shock

24-Mar-2005

by John Harington Hosts in Guernsey have hit out at plans for massive increases in licensing fees, which will be used to fund a campaign to cut...

Global vision

24-Mar-2005

Niche imports are growing, but is the label brewed at source' really that important to the mass market? According to an old advertising slogan, real...

JDW axes jobs in cost-cutting move

24-Mar-2005

Managed operator JD Wether-spoon has axed Egon Ronay's inspections team as part of cost cutting that will also see several jobs disappear at head...

Licensee gets ASBO for porking sign

24-Mar-2005

A licensee was hit with a two-year Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) after he put a sign up saying "porking yard" in his car park. Bristol...

Licences are no longer removeable'

24-Mar-2005

The "sweeping away of our antiquated licensing laws" is easier said than done. True, you can get rid of a whole host of laws which date from the...

Jonathan Adnams and Simon Loftus may be chalk and cheese. Bu

24-Mar-2005

When Jonathan Adnams takes over from Simon Loftus as chairman of the family business next year, it will crown a remarkable period of transformation...

Police chiefs opposed to alcohol disorder zones

24-Mar-2005

by Ewan Turney The Government's policy for combating alcohol-fuelled disorder appears to be in tatters after the Association of Chief Police...

Police on wrong foot if forcing hand on hours

24-Mar-2005

Two very worrying trends are emerging during the pre-application "jousting" in the transition period. Licensees are understandably vulnerable,...

Recycling ends as pubs won't pay for service'

24-Mar-2005

by John Harrington Hundreds of pubs throughout the Midlands and north west England could be left with stacks of discarded drinks bottles after a...

Minister rules out ban on upward-only rents

24-Mar-2005

by Ewan Turney A ban on upward-only rents has been dismissed by the Government in a blow to pub tenants and lessees across Britain. The decision...

No turning back on reform

24-Mar-2005

The chaos and confusion licensees are grappling with over their new licences has been predicted right from day one. So seeing it all unravelling is...

The sum of all fearsAre you sitting down? Chances are you'll

24-Mar-2005

Many licensees are about to receive a financial heart attack. If they haven't received one yet, then over the next few days they'll get a letter...

The challenges ahead

24-Mar-2005

If Jonathan Adnams faces big new challenges next year, so too does his personable anointed successor Andy Wood. Currently sales and marketing...

Stand up to threats against community pubs, says James Crawf

24-Mar-2005

Driving home from work the other evening, too lazy to change stations when the irritating theme tune of the longest-running radio serial in the world...

Tourist trap is ideal blend for Maltsters

24-Mar-2005

The Maltsters Arms will appeal to buyers seeking to tap into a food-led operation in the tourist trap of north Cornwall. Graham Timmins, of Miller...

Will caution cost licence?

24-Mar-2005

QCan you tell me whether a police caution will affect my chances of getting a new personal licence? I was visited and warned for serving early prior...

Welsh Assembly will ban' smoking in public

24-Mar-2005

by Ewan Turney The Welsh Assembly is expected to press ahead with plans to enforce a total smoking ban in public places after the general election,...

Leaseback schemes boosts UPC pub numbers

23-Mar-2005

A sale and leaseback deal being offered to freehouse owners is helping Union Pub Company expand its estate. The offer from the tenanted arm of...

Drink Talking: Tim Norfolk

23-Mar-2005

Does the government have an interest in high rents asks Tim Norfolk of the Rose & Thistle, Rockbourne, Hampshire.When looking on the website of...

Legal advice: Pitfalls of troncing

23-Mar-2005

Licensees should be alert to the implications of tipping.By Rebecca Caws of thePublican.com's team of legal experts at London solicitors Joelson...

Poor turnout of Welsh MPs aids smoking ban fight

23-Mar-2005

Efforts to ban smoking in pubs in Wales have taken a dent after only five out of the 40 Welsh MPs turned out to debate the issue in Parliament.Just...

Legal advice: Transfer of licences needs clarification

22-Mar-2005

By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of legal experts at London solicitors Joelson Wilson.My piece on the Licensing Act 2003 transition fiasco...

New use classes cause confusion

22-Mar-2005

Food-led pubs considering going wet-led as a result of future smoking legislation could be stymied by new planning legislation that comes into force...

Legal advice: Identity Cards Bill likely to be defeated

18-Mar-2005

By thePublican.com's team of legal experts at London solicitors Joelson Wilson.Here's another sensitive political issue - identity cards. Despite the...